1. Geography PGCE Session 18 External Assessment 14-16 Tuesday 7 th December 2010

2. Aims to engage with a quick overview of examinations at 16 and the status of geography in the 14 -16 curriculum; learn about coursework and decision-making exercises. to consider standards at GCSE Objectives know the ways by which geography can be carried forward for all or most pupils beyond 14, through, for example, GCSEs in Humanities, Leisure, Travel and Tourism, or non GCSE courses; Be aware of procedures for assessing pupils at GCSE, including moderation

3. 2010-21011 Stability At Last ?? 2001 An array of examination syllabuses introduced at KS4 and offered by 4 main Examination Boards at GCSE level Examination Boards also make syllabuses available below GCSE and at IB Subjects associated with Geography also offered at GCSE level as short courses and GNVQ 2009 A streamlined selection of syllabuses made available from the 3 main exam boards, AQA, EdExcel and OCR Summer 2010, the final terminal exams for old syllabuses Summer 2010, the first of the staged GCSEs examined 2013 and beyond, new Government policy?

4. Some key phrases at GCSE Terminal Examination Internal Assessment Controlled Assessment Decision Making Exercise Staged Assessment Foundation and Higher tier Entry Level Certificate Short Courses Levels, Grades and Grade Boundaries Legacy syllabus QCA

5. The Enquiry Approach What?Where?Why? 6. How could we have improved on what we did? 5. What conclusions have we reached? 4. How shall we present our information? 3. How shall we collect our information? 2. Where will we find the information we need? 1. What is the basic question or hypothesis we want to answer?

6. Moderation and Marking The Moderation Process Consideration of Standardised scripts Applying the Standard The Examination Process Marking criteria Applying the criteria to individual questions

7. What Next? …Homework If possible become involved in Y11 preparation for January assessment Look at examples of your placement school’s coursework and coursework criteria Compare Foundation and Higher level papers and different preparation techniques Investigate other routes to examination at the end of KS4 in Geography specific and associated courses